by Adre's IT | 9 December, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, advertising, Apps, ChargerHelp, m-commerce, Marketing, Media, news media, sunlight, venture capital Firms
What do media layoffs and tech worries have in common? Fear about what’s ahead in coming quarters, especially as it relates to advertising revenues. The advertising business is huge and lucrative. So lucrative, in fact, that for major tech shops, some level of...
by Adre's IT | 22 November, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Apps, audiobooks, CAD, Media, Tracy Chan, Unpluq
Spotify is expanding its newly launched audiobooks service outside the U.S., the company announced today. The service will now become available in other English-speaking markets, including the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, allowing users to access...
by Adre's IT | 21 September, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Apps, cognitive behavioral therapy, contact tracing, gig workers, Media, Tipping, Unpluq
Earlier this summer, a Google exec admitted that TikTok was eating into its core Search business, particularly among younger users. But that’s not all TikTok is now being used for, a new Pew Research Center study indicates. According to the findings from a...
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Google’s decision to block the Truth Social app’s launch on the Play Store over content moderation issues raises the question as to why Apple hasn’t taken similar action over the iOS version of the app that’s been live on the App Store since...
by Adre's IT | 27 August, 2022 | abstract ventures, Adre's IT Blog, apple ipad, Apps, contacts tracing, CPT Capital, digital advertising, Earnings, Edinburgh, falcon, gig workers, Media, operating systems, TC, tweet
Jack Dorsey might be out of the picture at Twitter these days, but he’s still waxing philosophical about the company. In a reply to a tweet asking about his biggest regrets (paired with, sigh, anecdotal claims about political bias on the platform) the...
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Web3 doesn’t have the most inclusive reputation, yet so many crypto founders talk about onboarding the next 100 million users into the space. Statistically speaking, the next 100 million can’t possibly be comprised entirely of a homogenous group of white...